I had a UHF repeater in the top of an elevator shaft at a university. I ended up pulling it out due to concerns about fire code violations. It took me a while to get all the carbon dust crap off it.
Joe ---- Maire-Radios <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well my good man.... They are right. We can not even put a phone dialer in > an elevator room even when it does service the elevator the room is for. We > have had to move fire alarm panels and access control panels out of elevator > rooms. Now if you can build a wall to have your equipment in a little room > by it self even if you have to go through the elevator room that will meet > code. (and the wall's I seen have not even been fire rated) Or the other > is to get an outdoor box and just move the repeater to the outside. Been > there and have had to do that also over the years. This has been going on > since about 1981 when we put our first unit in an elevator room and when the > state inspector came out it had to be moved. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Justin W. Pauler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:39 PM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Co-Locating in an Elevator Room > > > > Hello Everyone... > > > > I got some news today regarding my repeater and I'm a little > > concerned... I think I'm getting the shaft on this deal. > > > > I signed a lease with a building to place an antenna on the roof and a > > repeater and cabinet inside of the elevator room for a said amount of > > money. About 6 months ago I completed the install and everything has > > been kosher since. > > > > Today I got a call from the Security manager asking me to meet up with > > him and the elevator maintenance man regarding a problem with my > > equipment. This meeting was very simple, I was asked to remove my > > equipment from the elevator room, not because it is causing problems, > > but because it has the potential to cause problems. > > > > I was told the following things: > > > > 440 Mhz is "too high" of a frequency to be in an elevator room > > > > NFPA and the "elevator code" says that nothing can be stored inside > > of an elevator room other than equipment directly relating to the > > operation > > of the elevator system > > > > Even if the unit is "just receiving", it is still building up > > "frequency" on the walls > > of the room that will cause "bad things" to happen "eventually". > > > > While normally I would tell this fine maintenance man which door he > > could use on his way out, he is pulling rank and telling me that if > > the unit stays in the room longer than 1 month, his company will no > > longer be able to honor it's service contract with the building. > > So.... Sounds like I'm up a creek.... > > > > The fact still remains though, I've never heard of NFPA specifying > > anything about elevator rooms and I've never heard of an "elevator > > code" (but that's not saying it isn't out there). I've also been in > > plenty of other elevator rooms in which radio frequency equipment was > > housed and transmitting sometimes in excess of 10 times my power with > > no issues... Why is this becoming an issue with me? > > > > Any suggestions? Anyone know of a good "waterproof" cabinet that can > > go outside? Is that a good idea? Help. > > > > Justin > > > > -- > > Justin W. Pauler > > Baton Rouge, LA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
